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Fidelity is an investment broker that offers a wide array of financial services, from retirement funds to individual investors' IRAs and mutual funds. Fidelity boasts some of the lowest expense ratios in the industry, and supports rollovers from other institutions as well as newly opened traditional and Roth IRAs.

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While not an investment broker specifically, Bogleheads is really a forum and community of investors who share investment advice and wisdom based on the principles of Jack Bogle, author, founder, and former CEO of the Vanguard Group. HIs books are considered classic reads for people looking to put their money into mutual funds in a way that'll earn them solid returns, and the Bogleheads are a community of people who follow and teach that financial advice.

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US senators heading to the vehicles ready for their game drive at Serengeti National Park in Arusha on Tuesday. Five senators have started a two-day visit of the parks as part of an official programme in the country. (Photo by Pascal Shelutete)

A statement issued in Dar es Salaam yesterday by Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) Public Relations Manager Mr Pascal Shelutete said the delegation was being led by Michigan Senator, Ms Debbie Stabenow.

Ms Stabenow, who is also chairperson of the US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will have an opportunity to witness conservation and natural resources management in

The results, from IllicitEncounters.com, an extra marital dating site, showed that tall men are more likely to stray, possibly because they are more confident than their shorter peers.

Mike Taylor from the married dating site said:

‘A large percentage of women want a man to be physically stronger and taller than them to make them feel protected and secure, it sounds old fashioned – but it’s true.’ ‘There is also a certain confidence that comes with height, and guys know that it gives them edge over shorter guys.’

While these do not automatically mean that they are going to cheat on you, men with these traits are more likely to. Here are some of the 9 most common traits found in cheaters:-

1. Twitter – The University of Missouri conducted a study and found that men who used Twitter often were more likely to have problems in their relationships such as infidelity. Social media is a tool that

The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) will hold a meeting at a hotel in Arusha, Tanzania with governors and senators allied to the Opposition to heal the rifts between the two sides and forge unity for its "Okoa Kenya" referendum bid.

This will be followed by a similar one for MCAs in the Opposition's strongholds as it begins a charm offensive to bolster support and fight off Jubilee's onslaught. CORD Principals, Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetang'ula have convened the three-day retreat scheduled for September 13 to 15.

All the 24 governors and 27 senators allied to CORD have been invited. The meeting will come days after CORD begins its nationwide rallies to popularise the referendum, set to commence next Tuesday in Mombasa. According to the invite seen by The Standard, the forum is set to discuss co-operation between governors and senators on the referendum quest.